Back when I was traveling job to job making my living on the road I sometimes found myself in the great state of Texas. I always felt real comfortable there, being a long-hair country boy and all. And Texas is where I discovered how much I enjoy Texas Swing Music. So here's something to remind us all that summer's only six months away and even though it's another cold winter day, it's also a good day to be alive and a day when I'm glad I've got my mate's love inside to keep me warm.

    A friend of mine recently lost his job and wasn't comfortable being unemployed. He browsed the various job boards posted on the internet and came across one listing that intrigued him. A local doctor's office had a listing for an ob/gyn assistant. The most fascinating aspect was that no experience was required.
    Without much hesitation he dialed the number listed and soon heard a delightful female voice on the line. "I'm responding to the job listing posted on the Monster Board", he explained. "Can you tell me a bit about what the job entails?"
    "Well, it's really quite simple", the woman explained. "Your job duties are to accompany female patients to the exam room, provide them with a gown, take their vital stats like height, weight, pulse, blood pressure and temperature. Really, more than anything, your most important duty is to simply make the patient as comfortable as possible and keep them occupied until the doctor can see them."
    "Well!" He responded. "I'm sure I can do all of that. I was a medic in the Army, so taking vitals is easy enough and I'm capable of being quite comforting when necessary. Can you tell me what the job pays?"
    "Yes", the woman responded. "It pays $51,000 annually and the work is part-time."
    "Good grief! Where can I go to apply?"
    Without hesitation the woman answered. "You'll have to go to Kansas City."
    "Now I'm confused. I thought this was a local job."
    "It is sir, but the waiting line ends in Kansas City."

What Captain Morgan Means

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are influential and persuasive. You tend to have a lot of power over people. Generally, you use your powers for good. You excel at solving other people's problems. Occasionally, you do get a little selfish and persuade people to do things that are only in your interest. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs.

    Of all the comments I've heard and read over the years the phrase that fascinates me most is this: "That just ISN'T normal!" H'mmm. Not normal? Well . . . . then what IS normal? I'd guess if I asked ten people that question I'd hear ten different answers. And to that I'd say "Huh. That seems about normal."
    Then I begin to think about all the things I do that probably seem abnormal to most everyone else. Here's a few of them in no particular order:

    I like my chili without beans.
   
    I consider petite a description that's applicable to men as well as women.
   
    I make a point of never putting on the same shoe first. One time it's the right shoe first and the next time it'll be the left shoe first.

    I hate to wear drawers, but I usually wear a tee shirt.

    I'm reasonably sure I've got Mad Penis Disease.

    I like to eat liverwurst and chase it down with brown milk.

    I have delightful conversations with my dogs.

    I see ghosts when I least expect it. (Some are friendly, some aren't.)

    When I hear someone speak I always listen to their dialect and try to figure out where they're originally from.

    I avoid snow if at all possible.

    Insects fascinate the hell out've me.
   
    I believe that every song I've ever written already existed. I just had the good fortune to find it.

    I can find no reason not to believe life exists somewhere other than here on this planet.

    So there you have it, my Streamer friends. This's just a small part of what makes me abnormal. There's much more I could probably add, but that's all I'm gonna admit to for now. So how about you? What makes your friends consider you abnormal????

My work week seems to be running six days a week and lots of hours a day, so when Sunday comes 'round me and Mrs Morgan like to spend the day just kick'n back catch'n up on life and love. It's also the day we make the weekly brown milk run down to our favorite little food market. (I'm absolutely addicted to Alpenrose chocolate milk and this place is one of the few where we can find it.) After our milk run we like to stop off somewhere and get some late lunch/early dinner.
Sometimes we drop into the funky Chinese restaurant down on Highway 99. Sometimes we slip into Dave's Diner, a genuine greasy-spoon joint with food that's unhealthy as all-billy hell, but good enough to make a turd. Other times we splurge and stop at one of the high-dollar eateries that serve excellent seafood and steak.
Today we were in the mood for something different, so we drove south into the city and on a whim Mrs Morgan suggested we give Hooter's Restaurant a try. Seemed like a cool idea to me, so in we went.
The place sorta reminds me of another cool place to eat called the Wichita Pub, except that all the waitresses at Hooter's are wearing tight-fitting tee shirts and orange short shorts. Now I KNOW what you all are think'n. "Of COURSE the old captain'd like a joint like this."
Not necessarily so. These old eyes have seen my share of attractive women, young and old. And the fact is, the sexiest woman in my life is the one I'm married to, not to mention that if I WERE attracted to someone, it'd be someone at least older than my kids and way more buffed than the petite waitresses working at Hooter's. Now this is NOT meant as a put-down to any of them.
Fact is, the waitresses we encountered were way cool. Friendly, funny, outgoing and damn good at what they do. Instead of just one waitress taking the order and delivering it to the table, Hooter's uses a different approach. The first waitress that greeted us, seated us and then another came by to take our order and bring us a couple've drinks. Then another waitress brought us our appetizers and yet another brought our meal. ALL of them stopped by our table to make sure all was well, which it was. The meals were good. The ambience is fun, laid back and real comfortable.
A couple had brought their fourteen year old son in to celebrate his birthday. The waitresses made the birthday boy a nifty tin-foil hat and sang a very cool version of "Happy Birthday" to him. As I sat watching his reactions, I couldn't help smile'n to myself. I might be getting up in years, but I DAMN sure know what was goin' through that kid's head!